Memorial
Chalgrove Airfield, Station 465 American Forces
Chalgrove memorial
Source: Copyright Lewis Haytor
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Current Location
Chalgrove Airfield, Off Monument Road, Chalgrove, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX44 7RJ, England
OS Grid Reference
SU 64111 97593
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 68338
- Description
- Rectangular stone of remembrance with attached plaque set on a stone base.
- Inscription
- CHALGROVE AIRFIELD/ STATION 465/ TO THE MEMORY OF AMERICAN/ SERVICEMEN WHO WERE BASED/ HERE DURING WORLD WAR TWO/ THEY SERVED WITH THE 10th/ PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE/ GROUP AND TROOP CARRIER/ PATHFINDER GROUP (PROV.) OF/ THE 9th UNITED STATES ARMY AIR/ FORCE, AIRBORNE PATHFINDER/ PARATROOPERS OF THE U.S. ARMY/ AND THE 7th PHOTOGRAPHIC/ RECONNAISSANCE GROUP, THE/ "EYES OF THE 8th" UNITED STATES/ ARMY AIR FORCE/ MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN/ DEDICATED JUNE 18th 1993.
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Components
- Stone of remembrance
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good